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What To Watch This Weekend: 8 New Movies And Shows Now Streaming (Aug 1, 2025)

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There are plenty of new movies and series for you to stream at home this weekend, including the premiere of Chief of War, Final Destination Bloodlines, and the season 2 premiere of Twisted Metal, among others.

To make sure you don’t miss out on these, or any of the other latest arrivals, here’s a closer look at the best new movies and series now available to stream at home.

New Movies And Series To Stream This Weekend

The titles below are available to watch across a variety of popular streaming services, including Apple TV+, HBO Max, Netflix, and Peacock.

Chief of WarSeriesApple TV+
Final Destination BloodlinesMovieHBO Max
My Oxford YearMovieNetflix
StillwaterSeason 4Apple TV+
Twisted MetalSeason 2Peacock
Trainwreck: Storm Area 51DocumentaryNetflix
WWE: UnrealSeriesNetflix
The Yogurt Shop MurdersSeriesHBO Max

Drama | Series

Told from an indigenous perspective, Chief of War is an epic and unprecedented telling of the unification and colonization of Hawai‘i in the late 18th century.

The season premiere of Chief of War is now available to stream on Apple TV+.


Plans start at $9.99/mo


Horror | 1h 50m

In the latest installment in the Final Destination franchise, college student Stefani is plagued by a violent recurring nightmare and searches for the one person who might be able to help.

Final Destination Bloodlines is now available to stream on HBO Max.


Plans start at $9.99/mo


Romance | 1h 50m

An ambitious young American woman at Oxford University finds her life completely derailed when she meets a charming and clever local.

My Oxford Year is now available to stream on Netflix.


Plans start at $7.99/mo


Animation | Season 4

Get ready for a bunch of new adventures and new opportunities to discover mindfulness with a wise panda named Stillwater.

The season four premiere of Stillwater is now available to stream on Apple TV+.


Plans start at $9.99/mo


Action | Season 2

John and Quiet are back again and this time they will have to contend with killer clowns, vigilante rivals, and long-lost family drama.

The series two premiere of Twisted Metal is now available to stream on Peacock.


Plans start at $10.99/mo


Documentary

In this bizarre true story, a viral joke sparked a meme-fueled media frenzy and put the military on alert.

Trainwreck: Storm Area 51 is now available to stream on Netflix.


Plans start at $7.99/mo


Documentary | Series

Go backstage with WWE Superstars and staff as they bring the company’s biggest spectacles to life.

WWE: Unreal is now available to stream on Netflix.


Plans start at $7.99/mo


Documentary | Series

Featuring interviews with the investigative teams, the victims’ parents and siblings, and the two men who served time for the crime, this series takes a look back at the night when four teenage girls were brutally murdered at a frozen yogurt shop in Austin, Texas in 1991.

The series premiere of The Yogurt Shop Murders is now available to stream on HBO Max. New episodes are available to stream each Sunday at 10 p.m. ET.


Plans start at $9.99/mo


New Episodes This Weekend

Along with the titles now streaming, there are plenty of shows already in the middle of their run with new episodes airing each week.

AcapulcoSeason 4, Episode 3Apple TV+
And Just Like That…Season 3, Episode 10Max
The BuccaneersSeason 2, Episode 7Apple TV+
Dexter: ResurrectionEpisode 5Paramount+
FoundationSeason 3, Episode 4Apple TV+
The Gilded AgeSeason 3, Episode 7Max (from Sunday)
The InstituteEpisode 5MGM+ (from Sunday)
It’s Always Sunny in PhiladelphiaSeason 17, Episode 5Hulu
Resident AlienSeries 4, Episode 9Peacock
RevivalEpisode 8Peacock
SmokeEpisode 7Apple TV+
Star Trek: Strange New WorldSeason 3, Episode 4Paramount+
The Summer I Turned PrettySeason 3, Episode 4Prime Video

Movies and shows now streaming (July 25, 2025)


John Finn is the Editor of Streaming Better, a platform created to help consumers navigate the complicated live TV streaming and subscription service market. John has been covering technology and streaming for online publications since 2014.

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